Abstract:Background:
Endomyocardial Biopsy
(
EMB) is the standard method to diagnose allograft rejection post HTx. While it is used to support medical decisions, insufficient diagnostic accuracy constitutes a fundamental limitation. The aim of this study is to develop a methodology that improves the classification of the EMB through a non-supervised evaluation of intramyocardial gene expression.
Methods:
Sixty-four heart tissues from 47 H… Show more
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